I wonder how Daniel honestly appraises himself. He is no fool. Clearly he has had some huge achievements, perhaps despite himself. Especially so from a financial point of view.
But For 5 years now (& maybe the rot started 7 years ago) Everything he has touched has gone wrong. He can’t look in the mirror and be happy with this surely ?
From Jose to Mason. From Ndombele to Lo Go Slow. He has overseen one absolute fuck up after another. It’s become absolutely chronic.
Even the NFL stuff was a fuck up (two games a year for fuck sake. Why would anyone add hundreds of millions in debt for a two game a season deal? ) I digress.
Back to football, he has got the club into a cycle of decline and like water going down the plug hole it’s just spinning and draining away. There is no plug.
He now surrounds himself with a load of mediocre suits. Ever less known. Ever more ineffective with each change.
Tottenham end up with Ange as ENIC literally could not find anyone else who would work with them. He was and is an inadequate manager for this club. He has nothing of credibility sitting behind him. How is a deeply unhealthy over weight 60 year old man a good fit for an elite professional sporting environment?
Would Amazon be interested these days ? Would the Super League come calling ? Do the Premier League still give a shit about Levy economics and FFP, it seems unlikely.
Sad and tragic at this point. The man was no fool. But cannot stop foolish decisions.
A shame really, as his story will now be about the almost. And that has no echo of glory on this occasion. Just lost moment and I suspect regret. Wealth will comfort him, but I don’t think history will.